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NHL Notebook: Quinn Hughes pulls out of the 4 Nations Face-Off
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Ryley Delaney
Feb 10, 2025, 19:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 10, 2025, 18:40 EST
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Team USA suffered a hit for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off
It was reported on Sunday that defenceman Quinn Hughes pulled out of the tournament due to an injury. Team USA added Jake Sanderson of the Ottawa Senators to take Hughes’ place.
Hughes is arguably the best defenceman in the league, scoring 14 goals and 59 points in 47 games this season while helping the Vancouver Canucks reach a postseason spot before the break. He’s coming off his first career James Norris Trophy in 2023-24 after scoring 17 goals and 92 points in 82 games, as the Canucks reach Game 7 of the second round.
With that being said, Sanderson is having a pretty good season as well, as he has five goals and 35 points in 55 games this season for the Senators. His 2023-24 season was a career-high, as he scored 10 goals and 38 points, and will seemingly blow by his career-high in points. He’s no Hughes, but Team USA still has a good defence core.

Predators claim Andreas Englund

On Monday, it was reported that the Nashville Predators claimed Andreas Englund off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
The left-shot defenceman has hardly played this season, scoring a goal in his 11 games played with the Kings. Last season was a career-high for Englund though, as he scored a goal and 10 points, playing all 82 games for the Kings. Moreover, he played the five postseason games the team played where he picked up an assist.
Drafted in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Ottawa Senators, the Predators will be Englund’s fifth team, having played for the Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, and Kings.

Ryan Suter reaches 1,500 games

Sticking with defencemen, the oldest defender in the league, Ryan Suter, played his 1,500th game on Saturday.
The St. Louis Blues defenceman became the 22nd player in the history of the league to reach the 1,500-game mark and only the third American to reach the mark. In the end, the Blues ended up winning that game against the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 in a shootout, with Suter being held off the scoresheet.
For his career, Suter has 106 goals and 691 points, playing for the Nashville Predators from 2005-06 until 2011-12, the Minnesota Wild from 2012-13 until 2020-21, the Dallas Stars from 2021-22 until 2023-24, and now the Blues. So far, the third-pairing defenceman has a goal and 10 points in 56 games.
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